Manama, Oct. 12 -- The balance sheet of the Bahrain's banking system, retail banks and wholesale sector banks, increased to $246.8 billion at the end of August 2025, an increase of 1.5% compared to the end August of 2024.

The Central Bank of Bahrain's (CBB) Board of Directors held its fourth meeting for the year 2025, chaired by Hassan Khalifa Al Jalahma on Sunday.

The Board reviewed the topics on the agenda, including CBB's financial performance report as of end of September 2025, in addition to CBB's activities and developments in the financial sector for the third quarter of 2025. The Board was also presented with developments relating to supervisory initiatives and payment system upgrade. The GP15 Graduate Development Program was al...